25% of all deaths from heart disease and 75% of chronic bronchitis can be attributed to smoking

Cigarettes are the number one cause of fire related death

The earlier you start smoking, the longer your habit will last, with 50% of those who start smoking in adolescence continuing to smoke for 20 years, and the more likely you are to die early due to smoking

Smoking related death is long and painful - a disease like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can give it sufferer several year of illness and painful symptoms before death

So before you start smoking, or if you want to quit smoking, think about these statistics. Scary, are they not?